Audra McDonald
Birthday
1970/07/03 (54 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Berlin, Germany
Also know as
Audra Ann McDonald
Biography
Audra Ann McDonald is an American actress and singer. Primarily known for her work on the Broadway stage, she has won six Tony Awards, more performance wins than any other actor, and is the only person to win in all four acting categories. She has performed in musicals, operas, and dramas such as A Moon for the Misbegotten, 110 in the Shade, Carousel, Ragtime, Master Class, and Porgy and Bess. In addition to her six Tony Awards, she has received numerous accolades including two Grammy Awards and...Read more
Acting
(2021) The Kennedy Center at 50
as Herself / Host
(2003) It Runs in the Family
as Sarah Langley
(1999) Cradle Will Rock
as Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer
(2008) A Raisin in the Sun
as Ruth Younger
(2001) Wit
as Susie Monahan
(1999) Annie
as Miss Grace Farrell
(2023) Rustin
as Ella Baker
(2011) Rampart
as Sarah
(2004) The Best Thief in the World
as Ruth
(2010) Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
as Self
(1996) Seven Servants
as ---
(1998) The Object of My Affection
as Wedding Singer
(2013) The Sound of Music Live!
as Mother Abbess
(2023) Origin
as Miss Hale
(2013) Six by Sondheim
as Self
(2002) Wonderful Town
as Eileen
(2023) Whitney Houston in Focus
as ---
(2014) Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
as Beggar Woman
(2007) Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
as Jenny Smith
(2005) Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves
as Self
(2024) My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
as Self
(2018) Sutton Foster in Concert
as Host
(2024) Ragtime Reunion Concert
as Sarah
(2015) Ricki and the Flash
as Maureen Brummel
(2017) Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
(1999) Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
as Bessie in her 20s
(2023) Down Low
as Patty
(2016) Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
as Lady Day
(2005) Passion
as Clara
(2024) Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
as ---
(2013) The Ordained
as Anthea
(2025) The Auction
as ---
(2017) Beauty and the Beast
as Madame Garderobe
(2016) Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
as Caroler
(2000) The Last Debate
as Barbara Manning
(2017) Hello Again
as Sally
(2018) Every Act of Life
as Self
(2018) Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
as Self - Host
(2005) Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Sarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
(1999) My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
as Self - Performer
(2006) Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
as ---
(2006) Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve
as ---
(2013) Audra McDonald: Go Back Home
as ---
(2021) Respect
as Barbara Franklin
(2012) One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
as ---
(2000) Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London
as ---
(2020) Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald
as ---
(2020) The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess
as Self - Host
(2020) An Evening With Audra McDonald
as ---
(2015) Josh Groban: Stages Live
as Self
(2020) In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies
as Soloist
(2020) Song of Rapa Nui
as Narrator
(2009) Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
as Self - Performer
(2021) Ohio State Murders
as Suzanne
(2013) Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
as Host
(2018) New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
as Host
(2004) The Tony Danza Show
as Self
(2006) Kidnapped
as ---
(2006) The Bedford Diaries
as Carla Bonatelle
(1997) The View
as Self
(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Audrey Jackson
(2003) Mister Sterling
as ---
(2005) The Colbert Report
as ---
(1993) Homicide: Life on the Street
as ---
(2021) The Bite
as Rachel
(1997) The View
as Self - Guest
(2007) Private Practice
as Naomi Bennett
(2009) The Good Wife
as Liz Lawrence
(2005) Grey's Anatomy
as Dr. Naomi Bennett
(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
(2022) The Gilded Age
as Dorothy Scott
(2012) Doc McStuffins
as Itty Bitty Bess (voice)
(1996) The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self
(2012) Meisterwerke der Klassik
as Self
(2017) The Good Fight
as Liz Reddick
(2017) The Good Fight
as Liz Reddick-Lawrence
(2020) The Vote
as ---
(2020) Stars in the House
as Self - Special Guest
(2020) Stars in the House
as Self
(2014) BoJack Horseman
as Mother Superior (voice)
(2009) RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
(1976) Live from Lincoln Center
as Clara
(2020) Central Park
as Ashley (voice)
(1971) Great Performances
as Self
(2006) The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
(2020) Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
as Self
(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self